List of rocks on Mars

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This is an alphabetical list of named rocks (and meteorites) found on Mars, by mission. This list does not include Martian meteorites found on Earth.

Names for Mars rocks are largely unofficial designations used for ease of discussion purposes, as the International Astronomical Union's official Martian naming system declares that objects smaller than 100 m (330 ft) are not to be given official names. Because of this some less significant rocks seen in photos returned by Mars rovers have been named more than once, and others have even had their names changed later due to conflicts or even matters of opinion. Often rocks are named after the children or family members of astronauts or NASA employees. The name "Jazzy", for example, was taken from a girl named "Jazzy" who grew up in Grand Junction, CO, USA. Her father worked for NASA and contributed to the findings and naming of the rocks.

The following imagemap of the planet Mars has embedded links to geographical features in addition to the noted Rover and Lander locations. Click on the features and you will be taken to the corresponding article pages. North is at the top; Elevations: red (higher), yellow (zero), blue (lower).

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Opportunity Opportunity

Pathfinder <<<<<-MPF/Sojourner

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Viking 2 Viking 2

Phoenix Phoenix

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Curiosity Curiosity


Contents

1976 – Viking program: Viking 1 and Viking 2 landers [edit]

See also: Viking program

Viking 1 Lander – Last Earth Contact – November 11, 1982.
Viking 2 Lander – Last Earth Contact – Apri 11, 1980.

  • Big Joe
  • Bonneville
  • Delta
  • Midas Muffler
  • Mr. Badger
  • Mr. Moley
  • Mr. Rat
  • Mr. Toad
  • Patch

  • "Big Joe" rock on Mars – viewed by the Viking 1 Lander (February 11, 1978).

  • Rocks on Mars – viewed by the Viking 1 Lander (July 21, 1976).

  • Rocks on Mars – viewed by the Viking 2 Lander (September 5, 1976).

  • Rocks on Mars – viewed by the Viking 2 Lander (September 25, 1977).

Panorama of rocks near the Viking 1 Lander (July 23, 1976).
Panorama of rocks near the Viking 2 Lander (1976).


1997 – Sojourner rover (Mars Pathfinder) [edit]

Sojourner Rover – Last Earth Contact – September 27, 1997.

  • Anthill
  • Auto
  • Baby Otter
  • Bama
  • Bambam
  • Barnacle Bill
  • Barsoom
  • Basket
  • Bebob
  • Blackhawk
  • Bosco
  • Book Shelf
  • Booboo
  • Boyle
  • Brak
  • Brick
  • Broken Wall
  • Bug
  • Bullwinkle
  • Bunky
  • Cabbage Patch
  • Calvin
  • Cardiac Hill
  • Casper
  • Chimp
  • Clumk
  • Contour
  • Couch
  • Cradle
  • Darth Vader
  • Desert Princess
  • Dilbert
  • Dilbert's Boss
  • Dogbert
  • Dragon
  • Duck
  • Ender
  • Elvis
  • Flat Top
  • Flipper
  • Flute Top
  • Frog
  • Froggy
  • Garfield
  • Garibaldi
  • Garrak
  • Geordi
  • Ginger
  • Goldilocks
  • Goose
  • Gosling
  • Grandma
  • Grizzly
  • Grommit
  • Gumby
  • Half Dome
  • Hamster
  • Hassock
  • Hardstop
  • Hedgehog
  • Hero
  • Hippo
  • Hobbs
  • Homer
  • Hoppy
  • Iggie
  • Iguana
  • Indiana Jones
  • Jailhouse
  • Janeway
  • Jazzy
  • Jedi
  • Jimmy Cricket
  • Kitten
  • Lamb
  • Landon
  • Little Flat Top
  • Longhorn
  • Lookout
  • Lozenge
  • Lumpy
  • Lunchbox
  • Mafalda
  • Marvin the Martian
  • Matterhorn
  • Mesa
  • Mini
  • Mint Julep
  • Moe
  • Mohawk
  • Mouse
  • Mr. Mole
  • Nibbles
  • Nigel
  • Obelisk
  • Otter
  • Pancake
  • Paz
  • Penguin
  • Picnic
  • Piglet
  • Pinky
  • Pinocchio
  • Piper
  • Platypus
  • Pokey
  • Poohbear
  • Poptart
  • Potato
  • Pumpkin
  • Pyramid
  • Pyramid Point
  • Ratbert
  • Ren
  • Rocky
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rye Bread
  • Sandworm
  • Sardine
  • Sassafras
  • Seawolf
  • Scooby Doo
  • Scout
  • Shaggy
  • Shark
  • Simba
  • Sisyphus
  • Smidgen
  • Snoopy
  • Snowy
  • Snukums
  • Soufle
  • Squash
  • Squeeze
  • Space Ghost
  • Spock
  • Spud
  • Stack
  • Stimpy
  • Stripe
  • Stump
  • Sulu
  • T. Rex
  • The Dice
  • Tick
  • Tigger
  • Titus
  • Trooper
  • Troll
  • Torres
  • Turtle
  • Tweak
  • Valentine
  • Warthog
  • Wedge
  • Woodie
  • Yogi
  • Zaphod
  • Zorak
  • Zucchini

  • "Barnacle Bill" rock on Mars – near the Sojourner Rover.

  • "Yogi" rock (circled) on Mars – near the Sojourner Rover.

  • "Yogi" rock on Mars – analyzed by the Sojourner Rover.

Panorama of rocks near the Sojourner Rover (July 10, 1997).
Panorama of rocks near the Sojourner Rover (December 5, 1997).


2004 – Spirit rover (MER-A) [edit]

Spirit Rover – Last Earth Contact – March 22, 2010.

  • Aboa
  • Adirondack
  • Allan Hills (iron meteorite)
  • Arctowski
  • Belgrand
  • Bread-Basket
  • Casey Station
  • Castilla
  • ChanCheng
  • Cheyenne
  • Clovis
  • Coba
  • Cobra Hoods
  • Concordia
  • Davis
  • Druzhnaya
  • Ebenezer
  • El Dorado
  • Esperanza
  • Faget (geological feature)
  • Ferraz
  • Garruchaga
  • Gueslega
  • Halley
  • Home Plate (geological feature)
  • Humphrey
  • Juan Carlos
  • Jubany
  • King George Island
  • Kohnen
  • Korolev
  • Macquarie
  • Magic Carpet
  • Marambio
  • Mazatzal
  • Melchior
  • Mimi
  • Molodezhnaya
  • Montalva
  • Oberth (geological feature)
  • O Higgens
  • Orcadas
  • Pot of Gold
  • Prat
  • Primero
  • Riquelme
  • San Martin
  • Sashimi
  • Scott Base
  • Sejong
  • Signy
  • Sobral
  • Stone Council
  • Sushi
  • Tetl
  • Tor
  • Tyrone
  • Vernadsky
  • Vostok
  • Wasa
  • White Boat
  • Wishstone
  • Zhong Shan (iron meteorite)
Panorama of rocks near the Spirit Rover – Gusev Crater "Winter Haven" ("McMurdo") (August 17, 2006) (high-resolution description).
Panorama of rocks near the Spirit Rover – Gusev Crater (August 5, 2004).


2004 – Opportunity rover (MER) [edit]

Opportunity Rover – CURRENTLY ACTIVE.

  • Puffin
  • Pyrrho
  • Razorback
  • Santa Catarina
  • Sarah
  • Shark Pellets
  • Shark's Tooth
  • Shelter Island (iron meteorite)
  • Shoemaker
  • Slick
  • Snout
  • SpongeBob SquarePants
  • Steffers
  • Stone Mountain
  • Tennessee
  • The Outcrop
  • Tipuna
  • Tubarao
  • Videira
  • Wave Ripple
  • Whitewater River
  • Wopmay
  • Xanxer
  • Yuri
Panorama of rocks near the Opportunity Rover – Eagle crater (March 5, 2004).
Panorama of rocks near the Opportunity Rover – Payson outcrop – Erebus crater (February 26, 2006).


2008 – Phoenix lander [edit]

Phoenix Lander – Last Earth contact – November 2, 2008.

  • Baby Bear
  • Burn Alive
  • Burn Alive 3
  • Dodo
  • Goldilocks
  • Lower Cupboard
  • Mama Bear
  • Neverland
  • Papa Bear
  • Rosy Red 2
  • Rosy Red 3
  • Runaway
  • Snow White
  • Stone Soup
  • Upper Cupboard
Panorama of rocks near the Phoenix Lander (May 25, 2008).
Panorama of rocks near the Phoenix Lander (August 19, 2008).


2012 – Curiosity rover (Mars Science Laboratory) [edit]

Curiosity Rover – CURRENTLY ACTIVE.

  • "Bathurst Inlet" rock on Mars – as viewed by the MAHLI camera on the Curiosity rover (September 30, 2012).

  • "Burwash" rock on Mars – as viewed by the MAHLI camera on the Curiosity rover (October 29, 2012).

  • "Coronation" rock on Mars – first target of the ChemCam laser analyzer on the Curiosity rover (August 19, 2012).

  • "Crestaurum" sand patch on Mars – before/after ChemCam laser hits – as viewed by the Curiosity rover (October 20, 2012).

  • "Cumberland" bedrock on Mars - Curiosity's second drilling site (Yellowknife Bay, February 19, 2013, white balanced).

  • "Cumberland" bedrock on Mars - Curiosity's second drilling site - before/after (Yellowknife Bay, May 19, 2013).

  • "Ekwir 1" rock on Mars – cleaned with the "Dust Removal Tool" (DRT) on Curiosity (January 6, 2013) (close-up).

  • "Et-Then" rock on Mars – as viewed by the MAHLI camera on the Curiosity rover (October 29, 2012).

  • "Gillespie Lake" rock texture – as viewed by the MAHLI camera on the Curiosity rover (December 19, 2012).

  • "Goulburn" rock outcrop on Mars – ancient streambed viewed by the Curiosity rover (August 17, 2012).

  • "Hottah" rock outcrop on Mars – ancient streambed viewed by Curiosity (September 14, 2012) (close-up) (3-D).

  • "Jake Matijevic" rock on Mars – a prime test target of the Curiosity rover (September 19, 2012).

  • Jake Matijevic rock on Mars – target of APSX & ChemCam on Curiosity (September 22, 2012).

  • "John Klein" A/B/C rocks on Mars – near Curiosity's first drilling site (December 25, 2012).

  • "John Klein" rock - results of Curiosity's first drilling tests (Yellowknife Bay, February 6, 2013).[8]

  • "Knorr" sedimentary rock on Mars – as viewed by the MastCam on Curiosity (December 20, 2012).[1]

  • "Link" rock outcrop on Mars – ancient streambed viewed by Curiosity (September 2, 2012).

  • "Rocknest" sand patch on Mars – target for the first use of Curiosity's scoop (September 28, 2012).

  • "Rocknest" sand used for the first X-ray analysis of Martian soil (Curiosity rover, October 30, 2012)[9]

  • "Rocknest" sand on Mars – scoffmark made by the Curiosity rover (MAHLI, October 4, 2012).

  • "Rocknest" sand patch on Mars – Curiosity rover scooper sifts a load of sand (October 7, 2012).

  • "Rocknest 3" rock on Mars – as viewed by the MastCam on Curiosity (October 5, 2012).

  • "Sayunei" rock on Mars – Curiosity's view at night (wh light) (January 22, 2013).

  • "Sayunei" rock on Mars – Curiosity's view at night (uv light) (January 22, 2013).

  • "Shaler" rock outcrop on Mars – as viewed by the MastCam on the Curiosity rover (December 7, 2012).

  • "Sheepbed" rock outcrop on Mars – as viewed by the MastCam on Curiosity (December 13, 2012).

  • "Snake River" rock feature on Mars – as viewed by the Curiosity rover (December 20, 2012).[6]

  • "Sutton Inlier" rock on Mars – broken by the Curiosity rover (January 31, 2013).[1]

  • Tintina rock on Mars – broken area context – strong mineral hydration – viewed by Curiosity (January 19, 2013).[1][7]

  • Tintina rock on Mars – broken area analysis – strong mineral hydration – viewed by Curiosity (January 19, 2013).[1][7]

  • "Unnamed-01" rock on Mars – as viewed by the Curiosity Rover (September 2, 2012).

  • "Wernecke" rock on Mars – cleaned with the Dust Removal Tool (DRT) on Curiosity (January 26, 2013).[1]

Panorama of rocks near the Curiosity Rover – near Bradbury Landing (August 9, 2012).
Panorama of rocks near the Curiosity Rover on the way to "Glenelg Intrique" from Bradbury Landing (September 19, 2012).
Panorama of rocks near the Curiosity Rover looking from "Rocknest" toward "Point Lake" on the way to "Glenelg Intrique" (November 26, 2012).
Panorama of rocks near Mount Sharp as viewed from the Curiosity Rover (September 20, 2012, white balanced) (raw color).
Panorama of rocks near the Curiosity Rover – near Yellowknife Bay at Twilight – Sol 170-176 (February, 2013).


Other rocks [edit]


See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Webster, Guy; Brown, Dwayne (March 18, 2013). "Curiosity Mars Rover Sees Trend In Water Presence". NASA. Retrieved March 20, 2013. 
  2. ^ Staff (December 3, 2012). "A Sampling of Martian Soils". NASA. Retrieved December 3, 2012. 
  3. ^ Staff (November 22, 2012). "Thanksgiving on Mars: Working Holiday for Curiosity Rover". Space.com. Retrieved November 22, 2012. 
  4. ^ Staff (December 11, 2012). "PIA16550: Layered Martian Outcrop 'Shaler' in 'Glenelg' Area". NASA. Retrieved December 12, 2012. 
  5. ^ Hoagland, Richard C. (December 4, 2012). "NASA Announces Curiosity Rover To Investigate Mysterious Linear Features, Called "Shaler"". Enterprise Mission. Retrieved March 17, 2013. 
  6. ^ a b Staff (January 4, 2013). "PIA16564: 'Snake River' Rock Feature Viewed by Curiosity Mars Rover". NASA. Retrieved January 4, 2013. 
  7. ^ a b c Rincon, Paul (March 19, 2013). "Curiosity breaks rock to reveal dazzling white interior". BBC. Retrieved March 19, 2013. 
  8. ^ Anderson, Paul Scott (February 3, 2013). "Curiosity 'hammers' a rock and completes first drilling tests". The Meridiani Journal. Retrieved February 3, 2013. 
  9. ^ Brown, Dwayne (October 30, 2012). "NASA Rover's First Soil Studies Help Fingerprint Martian Minerals". NASA. Retrieved October 31, 2012. 

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Map of quadrangles on Mars [edit]

The following imagemap of the planet Mars is divided into the 30 quadrangles defined by the United States Geological Survey. The quadrangles are numbered with the prefix "MC" for "Mars Chart." Click on the quadrangle and you will be taken to the corresponding article pages. North is at the top; 0°N 180°W / 0°N 180°W / 0; -180 is at the far left on the equator. The map images were taken by the Mars Global Surveyor.

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